tung nut oil processing line plant cooking oil plant

   
tung nut oil processing line plant cooking oil plant
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • tung nut oil processing line plant cooking oil plant
  • When was tung oil produced?
  • Commercial tung oil production in the southeastern United States began with the first commercial processing plant in 1927 and increased rapidly from 1,000 tons produced in 1939 to 132,000 tons in 1952, yielding 42 million pounds of oil in this year of peak production (Potter and Crane 1957).
  • What is tung oil?
  • Tung oil or China wood oil is a drying oil obtained by pressing the seed from the nut of the tung tree ( Vernicia fordii ). Tung oil hardens upon exposure to air (through polymerization ), and the resulting coating is transparent and has a deep, almost wet look.
  • Where does tung tree oil come from?
  • Historically, tung tree ( Aleurites fordii Hemsl.) oil production occurred within a 75- to 100-mile-wide belt through the Gulf Coastal Plain, from east Texas to Georgia and south into the Florida Gainesville area (Snow 2013).
  • What is a tung tree?
  • The oils produced from the seeds of the tung tree (also known as the China wood oil tree) [ Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) and Vernicia montana (Lour.)] (previously Aleurites fordii and Aleurites montana) ( Govaerts, 1966) occupy an important niche in the industrial vegetable oils market.
  • How much oil does a tung tree produce per acre?
  • At peak production, tung orchards typically produce 2 to 2.1 tons of fruit per acre that contains 18.5% to 20% oil content by weight (Duke 1983). Tung tree seed is a potential alternative crop in northern and central Florida on sites having relatively well-drained, fertile soils and adequate moisture.
  • How did Tung oil get a loan?
  • A system for loans and seed/oil purchases was administered by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) of the USDA. The CCC often acquired large stocks of tung oil that it could then sell on the world market. Selling CCC tung oil on the US market would only drive down domestic prices and shift more of the growers to price support.